Psychology 2320A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Etiology, Behaviorism, Midbrain

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2320A/B
• Professor: Elizabeth Hayden

Document Summary

Etiology: study of the causes of childhood disorders that considers how biological, psychological, and environmental processes interact. One dimensional models do not capture the complexities of abnormal child behavior. Interdependent: how child and environment affect one another. Nature and nurture work together and are interconnected. Transaction: dynamic interaction of a child and environment. Few disorders emerge without warning signs or connections to developmental issues. Continuity: developmental changes are gradual and quantitative (i. e. , expressed as amounts that can be measured numerically, such as weight and height changes) and that future behavior patterns can be predicted. Well supported for early onset and persistent conduct disorders which have likelihood of evolving into serious antisocial acts. Discontinuity: developmental changes are abrupt and qualitative (cannot be measured numerically such as changes in mood or expression) and that future behaviour is poorly predicted. Eating disorders for example, as they occur suddenly. Over time, major theories have become compatible with one another rather than contradictory.